Letters to the Editor | Powell Tribune

History of Saint Valentine

In just a few days we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. You may not realize it but Valentine is a well-known third century Roman saint. He was a priest during a time when Christianity … more

Submitted by Autourina Mains | 2/9/23

U.S. agriculture should not be compromised

Dear Editor: I hope this June 12 letter finds you all in good health. We just got done irrigating our barley, oats, and corn. Sugar beet crop is all planted and has received first … more

Submitted by Klodette Stroh | 6/14/22

Game management has gotten worse every year

Dear editor: Somewhere around 40-plus years ago the ideas of proper game management changed, not for the good of wildlife. Tenants of game management used to dictate our wildlife species … more

Submitted by Randy Selby | 2/6/24

Excellent letter, enlightening discussion

Dear Editor: I, too, would like to thank Alan Simpson for his excellent letter, as well as Mickey Waddell for her enlightening discussion. Then I would like to thank Jim McEvoy for his … more

Submitted by Julie Fulton | 5/5/22

Legislators need to focus on taxes, real world concerns

Dear editor: The recent opinion article “2023 an important year for state conservatives” by state legislator Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R-Cody) is yet another reminder that local … more

Submitted by Todd Johnson | 2/6/24

Editorial was off base

Dear Editor: The editorial opinion by Kevin Killough published on April 26 is an example of the evolving corporate propaganda campaign of climate change denial and doubt that is being exposed in … more

Submitted by Lawrence Parker | 5/5/22

Property rights under assault by land use plan

Dear editor: In his opinion piece on Nov. 8, Cody Enterprise editor Garrett Ammesmaki bemoaned corrections to the Park County Land Use Plan as “bureaucratic semantics.” Despite what … more

Submitted by Susan Lyke | 11/14/23

If Yellowstone wants to push tourist buses, start with bussing employees

Dear editor: In the May 28, 2019 edition of the Powell Tribune, Yellowstone Superintendent, Cam Sholly, listed five “major strategic priorities.” Number two was, … more

Submitted by Steve Torrey | 1/16/24

Park County has sexual assault nurse examiners

Dear editor: In response to a very unpleasant event for a child, parent, school, police and medical personal and any others involved, I see an opportunity for community awareness. Why do I say … more

Submitted by Diana Mugno | 1/16/24

Can’t understand how Barrasso could endorse Donald Trump

Dear editor: In an age when information (and misinformation) is increasingly distributed based on algorithms which tend to promote confirmation bias as opposed to facts, it might be appropriate … more

Submitted by Phil Anthony | 1/16/24

This will never happen, but what the heck

Dear editor: As Israel contemplates its next move following the barrage of missiles and drones launched by Iran directed at the Jewish State, I would like to suggest that there are better … more

Submitted by Morgan Tyree | 4/25/24

Hope, cooperation live among us; encourage and promote both

Dear Editor: The weekend before last I was privileged to bear witness to a few extraordinary events in my community. I visited the Heart Mountain Relocation Center and watched the ground … more

Submitted by Sue Simpson Gallagher | 8/11/22

Sen. Laursen is doing right by his constituents

Dear editor, After reading Todd Johnson’s Jan. 5 letter to the editor I must stand up for Sen. Dan Laursen. The first point Mr. Johnson made was that Sen. Laursen broke the “11th … more

Submitted by Susan Hoffert | 1/12/23

Some of our rights are wrong

Dear editor: The health of a society can be measured by its priorities. When a society holds individual pleasures in higher regard than the existence of a helpless human life, that society … more

Submitted by Allan Burns | 4/6/23

Moose decline in Wyoming will be mirrored by Colorado moose population

Dear editor, A recent Cowboy State Daily story reported on the drop in Wyoming moose tags while moose tags in Colorado were increasing. It was even speculated that “Some of that drop in … more

Submitted by Cathy Selby | 1/12/23

Time to review the Seder meal of the Book of Exodus

Dear editor: Soon my family will be studying the Seder meal because it celebrates the “Peshah,” an Aramaic word meaning left behind. Peshah may be better known by many as the … more

Submitted by Autourina Mains | 4/6/23

Storing food for county residents comes with too many issues

Dear editor, I think the idea of the county storing food in case of disaster is not a workable idea. I can see a social program like this getting way out of hand. Once you start something … more

Submitted by Dallas Bennett | 1/12/23

A poem for Easter 2023

HE rolls back the heavy stone, HE appears in HIS shining glory. Why HE would do this for us, it is in the SAVIOR story! We always think we are strong, but the fallen angel … more

Submitted by Forest Rea | 4/6/23

Legislature must address runaway property taxes

Dear Editor: The 2022 property assessments recently arrived. I and many other residents are facing 40% or higher increases in our assessments and thus our taxes. In my case, my taxes are set to … more

Submitted by Karl Streitel | 5/17/22

Finger pointing doesn’t move the country ahead

Dear editor: We all have heard a lot of yammering about the state of the U. S. economy along with all the finger pointing and blame games as to who is responsible and how and who can get this … more

Submitted by Marynell Oechsner | 7/21/22